British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw began two days of talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders. Straw was scheduled to speak Wednesday with Israeli Defense Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has the flu, canceled a meeting with Straw.
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